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The start of the fall semester is an exciting time at any college campus, but with Pegasus Palooza<\/a> it\u2019s a weeklong celebration of all the great things to come at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½. The annual event provides students with engagement opportunities that can help them excel academically, get involved on campus and meet new friends. The festival began with the Knighting \u2014 a welcoming ceremony for new students \u2014 and continued with a popsicle social, concert with music duo The Driver Era, events to learn about resources at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ and more. Students also got a sneak peek of this year\u2019s Homecoming Week celebration, which took place the week of October 22 and featured a mystery theme.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese events are important because they serve as the first impression and first experience for our new Knights.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Stefanie Campbell ’14 ’19MA<\/strong>, assistant director of programming for the Office of Student Involvement<\/p>\n

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30,930+<\/span>
\nKnights in the incoming first-year student class
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\nEvents, volunteering opportunities and academic engagement experiences for students
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\nCampus partners collaborated for the weeklong celebration<\/p>\n

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\"Students

Students take a selfie with Knightro during a popsicle social on the first day of Fall 2023.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Cheerleaders

Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½’s cheer team performs during the Knighting, Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½’s welcome ceremony for new Knights.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Driver Era’s Ross Lynch performs on stage during Concert Knight at the Addition Financial Arena.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":24255,"template":"","categories":[979],"tags":[1498,1632,1621],"class_list":["post-24092","story","type-story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-focus","tag-office-of-student-involvement","tag-stefanie-campbell","tag-student-life","issues-fall-2023"],"yoast_head":"\nFall Festivities: Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½'s Pegasus Palooza 2023 Celebration<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½'s annual fall semester celebration, Pegasus Palooza, provides a warm welcome for students, faculty and staff.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/fall-festivities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta 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